Genk defeats OH Leuven 3-1

GENK. Genk prevails over OH Leuven 3-1.

November 13, 2023

GENK. Genk prevails over OH Leuven 3-1. Genk was definitely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

Bryan Heynen didn’t score a penalty (25′) for Genk.

The match was played at the Luminus Arena stadium in Genk on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Wim Smet with the support of Dirk Gilon and Gianni Seeldraeyers. The 4th official was Arne De Beuckelaer. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.01 degrees Celsius or 46.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Genk

3 - 1

OH Leuven

! 64 Ball Possession 36

Shots

18 Total 6
6 On Target 3
10 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 2

118 Attack 74
82 Dangerous attack 30
0 Ball safe 0

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 2

Fouls

14 Total 19
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Genk had a superior ball possession 64% while OH Leuven was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Genk was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Genk won the match.

Genk shot 18 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, OH Leuven shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Genk received 2 yellow cards (Christopher Baah and Andi Zeqiri). Talking about the opposition, OH Leuven received 4 yellow cards (Siebe Schrijvers, Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson, Nathaniel Opoku and Florian Miguel).

Match Timeline

10'

Florian Miguel- Yellow

Bryan Heynen - missed penaltyBryan Heynen

25'

Bryan Heynen (goal)

25'

46'

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- sub ->Youssef Maziz

56'

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson- Yellow

Christopher Bonsu Baah - Yellow

67'

Yira Sor - sub ->Christopher Baah

70'

72'

S. Mueanta- sub ->Konan N\'Dri

72'

P. Ngawa- sub ->Richie Sagrado

80'

Nathaniel Opoku- Yellow

81'

Jonatan Braut Brunes- sub ->Ezechiel Banzuzi

81'

Nachon Nsingi- sub ->Nathaniel Opoku

85'

Jonatan Braut Brunes(goal)Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson

89'

Siebe Schrijvers- Yellow

Bryan Heynen (goal)

90'

Andi Zeqiri- sub ->Bilal El Khannouss

90'

Patrik Hrosovsky- sub ->Tolu Arokodare

90'

Andi Zeqiri- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Genk will have 24 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, OH Leuven will stay with 12 points to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Pro League, Genk will play away with Westerlo on the 16th of March with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Genk (7 draws).

OH Leuven will host Mechelen on the 16th of March with a 11-10 head to head stats in favor of Mechelen (9 draws).

Genk – Formation

Genk

M. Vandevoordt 26.Belgium

6.7

Mark McKenzie 2.United States

7.3

Mujaid Sadick 3.Spain

7.0

Joris Kayembe 18.Belgium

7.1

Daniel Muñoz 23.Colombia

7.8

90'

Bryan Heynen 8.Belgium

8.4

25', 90'

Bilal El Khannouss 10.Morocco

8.1

90'

Matías Galarza 25.Argentina

7.3

Joseph Paintsil 28.Ghana

8.1

Christopher Bonsu Baah 90.Ghana

7.5

70'

67'

Tolu Arokodare 99.Nigeria

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Hendrik Van Crombrugge 1.Belgium

Z. El Ouahdi 77.Morocco

Aziz Ouattara 4.Ivory Coast

Patrik Hrosovsky 17.Slovakia

90'

Anouar Ait El Hadj 19.Belgium

Andi Zeqiri 9.Switzerland

90'

Yira Sor 14.Nigeria

6.8

70'

Luca Oyen 24.Belgium

Genk started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Wouter Vrancken decided to play with the following team: Maarten Vandevoordt (6.7), Daniel Muñoz (7.8), Mujaid Sadick (7.0), Mark McKenzie (7.3), Joris Kayembe Ditu (7.1), Bryan Heynen (8.4), Alejandro Galarza (7.3), Joseph Paintsil (8.1), Bilal El Khannouss (8.1), Christopher Baah (7.5) and Tolu Arokodare (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Aziz Ouattara Mohammed, Andi Zeqiri, Yira Collins Sor (6.8), Patrik Hrošovský, Anouar Ait El Hadj, Luca Oyen and Zakaria El Ouahdi.

Genk could not rely on the presence of Andi Zeqiri (injured).

Substitutions

Genk made 3 changes: Christopher Baah for Yira Collins Sor (70′), Tolu Arokodare for Patrik Hrošovský (90′) and Bilal El Khannouss for Andi Zeqiri (90′).

Best player: Bryan Heynen

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Genk was Bryan Heynen.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 54 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

OH Leuven – Formation

OH Leuven

Maxence Prévot 16.France

7.1

Joren Dom 6.Belgium

6.7

Florian Miguel 18.France

6.4

10'

Ewoud Pletinckx 28.Belgium

6.6

Siebe Schrijvers 8.Belgium

6.8

89'

E. Banzuzi 11.Netherlands

6.8

81'

Konan N’Dri 15.Ivory Coast

6.6

72'

Kento Misao 17.Japan

7.1

Richie Sagrado 52.Belgium

6.7

72'

Youssef Maziz 88.France

7.0

46'

Nathaniel Opoku 21.Ghana

6.8

81'

80'

Substitutes

T. Leysen 1.Belgium

P. Ngawa 5.Belgium

6.3

72'

Desmond Acquah 41.Belgium

Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson 7.Iceland

7.0

46'

56'

Jonatan Braut Brunes 9.Norway

7.7

81'

85'

S. Mueanta 19.Thailand

6.8

72'

Nachon Nsingi 43.Belgium

6.3

81'

OH Leuven started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Óscar García Junyent played with: Maxence Prévot (7.1), Joren Dom (6.7), Ewoud Pletinckx (6.6), Florian Miguel (6.4), Richie Sagrado (6.7), Siebe Schrijvers (6.8), Ezechiel Banzuzi (6.8), Konan N’Dri (6.6), Kento Misao (7.1), Youssef Maziz (7.0) and Nathaniel Opoku (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tobe Leysen, Pierre-Yves Ngawa (6.3), Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (7.0), Jonatan Braut Brunes (7.7), Suphanat Mueanta (6.8), Desmond Acquah and Nachon Nsingi (6.3).

OH Leuven could not rely on the presence of Pierre-Yves Ngawa (injured).

Substitutions

OH Leuven made 5 changes: Konan N’Dri for Suphanat Mueanta (72′), Richie Sagrado for Pierre-Yves Ngawa (72′), Youssef Maziz for Jón Dagur Þórsteinsson (46′), Ezechiel Banzuzi for Jonatan Braut Brunes (81′) and Nathaniel Opoku for Nachon Nsingi (81′).